A Closer Look at Wilson
Rangers had been rumoured to be after Ross Wilson for the Sporting Director post for some time before he was officially appointed in Oct 2019. The former Falkirk man had built a respected reputation in his 4 and a half years at Southampton, and when Rangers found themselves with a vacancy following the resignation of Mark Allen for personal reasons it appeared there was only one man the club wanted. While Mark Allen hadn't always been the most popular of figures at Ibrox, it is worth noting that he came in when there was basically no scouting structure at Rangers and he was able to rebuild this department to a semi-respectable situation. Though he brought in a lot of questionable signings like Brandon Barker and Aaron Nemane, he was also able to bring in a Scott Arfield or Connor Goldson. Ultimately though, I doubt there were many tears when he left, and there was a lot of excitement about his replacement. Ross Wilson was of course responsible for signing Van Dijk from our rivals