Kris Boyd has told Sevco’s Latin imports to embrace the club culture.
Over the last week almost every detail of the Murray Park fall outs has been published in the Daily Record and The Sun.
While the Kenny Miller v Pedro Caixinha row has taken most of the headlines it seems that the fifth best coach in Qatar likes to bring in the race card.
As soon as last season ended Caixinha was telling the Portuguese media that he wanted rid of 14 players but now it seems that the Scottish and English players at Ibrox haven’t been making Pedro’s pals welcome!
A manager’s job covers a multitude of demands with dressing room harmony essential even if it doesn’t feature strongly in coaching manuals.
“If Caixinha expects the red carpet he’s kidding himself on,” Boyd stated in The Sun. “I’ve been there myself, having gone to Turkey earlier in my career.
“It’s very tough, and I can actually appreciate what the lads from abroad are going through at Ibrox but it’s up to them to become part of the club.
“It’s down to the foreign players to integrate themselves with the culture and show their commitment to the cause.
“If I was a Gers player right now I wouldn’t be happy with the accusation I wasn’t making my foreign team-mates feel welcome.
“I’ve been there on both sides of the fence. When I came through the ranks at Kilmarnock there were a few foreign lads at Rugby Park.
“It was the same when I moved to Rangers the first time but I’ve also experienced the other side of it in Turkey and Portland where I’ve been the outsider.”
With open warfare at Ibrox there seems next to no chance of peace breaking out.
Caixinha’s blind faith in Carlos Pena won’t win him any awards. When he next slips up Caixinha may find the criticism that comes his way followed by a spell of gardening leave.
