Fresh from striking a deal to bring Ianis Hagi back into the first team picture Phil Clement is being urged to follow suit with Alex Lowry.
Two and a half years on from his stunning debut against Stirling Albion in the Scottish Cup the Murray Park starlet found himself facing the same opponents again last night in a friendly match staged at the club training ground.
Lowry scored twice, once from the penalty spot to earn Malky Thompson’s young stars a 2-2 draw which was enough to kick off calls on social media to get Lowry restored to the first team squad.
For god sake get him in the first team!
— Marty B (@BannatyneMartin) October 15, 2024
After a season and a half being branded the next best thing to come out of Murray Park, Lowry was sent on loan to Hearts for what was expected to be his breakout season.
Steven Naismith thought otherwise, after starting four SPFL matches the loan was cut short with the midfielder returned to Murray Park to impress Phil Clement after being sidelined by Giovanni van Bronckhorst and Micky Beale.
With Hagi suspended for the next two SPFL matches and left out of the Europa League squad the door is open to young Lowry but he is likely to remain behind Tom Lawrence and Kieran Dowell for a first team place.
Free Alex lowry
— Rev Mason McLeish (@revmasonmcleish) October 15, 2024
Forgotten Rangers star pops up with two goals in B side clash as fans say ‘get him in the first team’https://t.co/Nh2jy97zo2
— Scottish Sun Sport (@scotsunsport) October 16, 2024
30 Mins Rangers 1 Stirling Albion 1
Alex Lowry penalty after Archie Stevens was brought down.
— rfcyouths.wordpress.com (@rfcyouths) October 15, 2024
Should there be a big reduction in International fixtures?
No, I enjoy them, good to get regular breaks
Yes, stop start, stop start season is ridiculous
For “Bringing back in from the cold” read “Scraping the bottom of the barrel”!
Another Great White Hope with whatever talent he once possessed coached out of him by the resident geniuses at Auchenhowie.
They’re really desperate