Rangers’ accounts were disclosed this week, which is the pinnacle of any supporter’s (sorry, Celtic fan’s) year, but finance expert and Abdallah Sima fan, Kieran Maguire, was on there to provide us with more than just insight into our books.
The well-known Brighton supporter is a respected football voice and a regular feature on national radio and podcasts across the country, in addition to working as a finance lecturer during the day. Maguire was asked by Rangers podcast presenter Tommy McIntyre about the odds of Abdallah Sima staying beyond this season, and he described how one of the finest player-trading models works.
Rangers clutching at straws for Abdallah Sima deal
Sima has made the sort of impact that we all hoped Sam Lammers or Cyriel Dessers would make.
It had to be the one loan signing that is on form, is an Ibrox faithful favorite and a player who cost his parent club a fee in the region of £6m.
A quick look at Brighton’s starting XI sees players like Kaoru Mitoma and Billy Gilmour who barely kicked a ball in their first season at the club before becoming regulars this year.
The pathway for Rangers loanee Abdallah Sima could be a similar one according to Maguire when asked by McIntyre what the chances of keeping the 22-year-old forward were:
“Well, I did have a marriage proposal to Taylor Swift rejected and I think your chances of getting Sima have a similar degree of success.
“The Brighton model is to recruit players with a view to bringing them into the first team, not necessarily straight away.
“Quite often they will have a pathway of more than one year and I appreciate that Sima has just been voted SPFL player of the month.
“The nature of the way that Brighton play, they play with two wingers, they would like to have more than two wingers.
“One of our wingers has just got a long-term injury but, they don’t need him this season.
“Brighton have also got a player trading model, Brighton are always looking to bring back players with a few to replace the ones that have left.”
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