Dan Purdy has stepped down from his role as technical director at Rangers.
After a summer transfer window in which 14 players arrived at Ibrox, the upheaval continues with a high-profile departure behind the scenes.
With a large section of the fanbase not happy with the transfer/recruitment policy in recent times, there won’t be much sadness at this news, which has been confirmed by the club.
Yes, the strike rate hasn’t been good enough and criticism of Purdy is merited, but this news reflects the bigger picture at Rangers and a question that is yet to be answered.
Dan Purdy is a symptom of the bigger problem at Rangers, not the cause of it
Ok. Now that Dan Purdy is leaving, a replacement will be sourced before too long.
However, let’s not get sidetracked.
Dan Purdy is a symptom of the bigger problem at Rangers, not the cause of it.
What type of football club do Rangers want to be? What is the style of the play? How is an ecosystem put in place to nurture and develop it? What does Rangers stand for on the pitch?
In the space of just over a year, Purdy has worked under three managers (or two head coaches up to the appointment of Derek McInnes).
That is three figureheads with different methods and preferences on the pitch. You can’t recruit players for a Russell Martin and expect them to still be up to the task of producing the goods for a McInnes.
Until the higher-level issues are resolved, more individuals – more cogs in the machine will be replaced.
Only then can the whole be truly greater than the sum of its parts.
