Ben Davies preaches Rangers patience for new boys as defender confesses it can take TWO YEARS to settle in
dailyrecord.co.ukThere's been times during Ben Davies’ stay in Glasgow where he’s found himself lost without the need for translation.So, the Ibrox defender suggests, spare a thought for the new Rangers recruits who aren’t native speakers as they attempt to sweet talk their way into the hearts of the Ibrox faithful.
It’s two years since Englishman Davies swapped a seat on the Liverpool bench for a place in the Ibrox firing line. Striking up conversation with the Gers faithful during that period certainly hasn’t been for the faint hearted.All too often, the chat around the club has revolved around its repeated missteps and it’s a discussion that has been getting plenty of airing this summer.
Chairman John Bennett may now have gone 654 days without conversing directly with the club’s supporters but that hasn’t stopped the Gers board from tripping over their own tongues when it comes to their handling of the shambolic construction cock-up on the Copland Road end.
With the transfer chatter also drying up, a sense of fury and frustration is starting to sweep its way through the support as they look upon the mess Philippe Clement has been left to deal with ahead of the new season.Amid all that doom and gloom, the boss is tasked with bedding in new recruits Connor Barron, Liam Kelly, Jefte, Clinton Nsiala and Hamza Igamane.
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