Rangers CEO Patrick Stewart has already erred in judgment since taking over at Ibrox.
The former Manchester United board member was recruited to Govan by interim chairman John Gilligan in December to replace James Bisgrove, who left the position in the summer to relocate to Saudi Arabia.
The Aberdeen-born official has since conducted a review of operations in G51 but has decided not to remove Philippe Clement from his position in the dugout.
One of his major adjustments at Ibrox has already backfired, and it looks that the CEO made a mistake so early in his tenure.
Rangers kids training only twice a week while on loan
Stewart took the decision that academy talents moving on loan would be prioritised over playing for the Light Blues’ B team.
This was viewed as a means of changing the function of the B team in order to bridge the gap between the academy and the first team at Ibrox.
This did sound like a positive move from the Govan club, but it is evident that due diligence was not performed during the winter transfer season.
It has been reported that the young Gers players who have left for part-time jobs would only train twice a week away from Ibrox [Rangers Review].
Although the prospect of featuring regularly in men’s football may seem to be positive, training on a few and far between basis is unlikely to aid development.
The blame for this factor ultimately has to be down to Stewart and the Ibrox hierarchy who will have sanctioned these loan moves away.
Patrick Stewart makes wrong loan decision at Rangers
There hasn’t been the greatest track record for academy products making their away through to the first-team at Ibrox successfully in recent years.
Ross McCausland is the only true example to have had a positive impact but has seen his importance fall away under Clement in recent weeks and months.
As a result, loaning players out to aid their development felt like a positive step to making sure more youngsters make the step up to featuring regularly for the Light Blues.
As a result, loaning players out to help them grow seemed like a good way to ensure that more young players made the step up to regular appearances for the Light Blues.
This would be the case if suitors were discovered who were willing to tutor talented starlets on a regular basis, beginning every week.
Stewart has clearly not done enough effort to authenticate these loan transactions, which is frustrating.
