Michael Beale has snapped Rangers out of bad transfer habit but one nagging question remains - Barry Ferguson

First things first. Rangers certainly ain’t messing about with their recruitment drive this summer and I have to say, it’s most unlike my old club to be so organised and on the front foot in the transfer market.

As always, the proof will be in the pudding when we actually get to see what these new guys look like wearing a blue shirt. But, purely in terms of getting their business done, I have to give huge credit to Michael Beale and his new look board. When you’re overseeing such a massive rebuild - and shelling out so much money in fees - the first priority is to minimise the element of risk.

And the first way to do that is to get as many of them in the door as possible right at the start of pre-season because it gives the manager and the new players time to bed in and get to know what each other is about. Trust me, I’ve been there when players are arriving in dribs and drabs all through the close season. In recent times, Rangers have made a habit of bringing in one or two new guys at the start of the summer then scrambling to add a few more in the last few days of the window. And I can tell you, it doesn’t make things any easier on the training ground. Sometimes it all feels a bit chaotic and that makes it harder to get the preparation work done properly ahead of the new campaign.

If it all feels as if the club is flying by the seat of its pants, that can have a negative impact on the day to day work at the training ground. So, hats off to Beale and the guys who are doing these deals on his behalf. Quite clearly a lot of time and effort has been going on since the last window closed in January to get these things all lined up and it’s been very impressive to see.

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