Sneering Paul Parker has slammed the state of Scottish football and claims the game is up if Jack Butland can't cut it at Rangers.
The dismissive former Manchester United star admits he has serious concerns over the former England international's ambition after he decided to head north in the wake of his six-month loan at Old Trafford. Butland became a free agent after been left with a watching brief at Crystal Palace before Michael Beale came calling. However, Parker – a star during the early years of the Sir Alex Ferguson era – reckons it is now or never for the 30-year-old.
Speaking to SpilXperten, Parker said: "Well, if he can't do well at Rangers in Scotland, then he has serious, serious problems. He had a great time at Stoke but that's all he has done. He never played at Crystal Palace or Man United. He has just been sitting around. But it's going to be seriously tough for him after so many years on the bench. It's quite strange that the mentality of a lot of goalkeepers is just to accept sitting on the bench. They have no ambitions and the same applies for Jack Butland.”
And Parker didn't stop there as he ripped into the previous situation at Ibrox with a withering take on the abilities of last season's trio of Allan McGregor, Jon McLaughlin and Robby McCrorie. But Parker doesn't think Butland is the man to thrive under pressure at Ibrox.
He added: “I'm sure that he will play because Rangers have struggled with their goalkeepers. Two of them are very old and the third one doesn't seem to have the level to play regularly for Rangers. Now he comes there and the plan is for him to be a starter. It's very good for him that he leaves Man United and now goes to Rangers.
"Its a very good move for him but there will be a lot of tough matches for him. I hope he will do himself justice but I'm not confident about it as he has just been relaxing for many years and now he will be in the middle of a crossfire.”
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