We've signed a striker

Rangers player and Scottish youth international loaned to Falkirk last season, nineteen years old. Just the sort of player we should be signing, if he comes good he could be worth a lot of money.


Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Rangers 0 (0)
2018–2019 → Falkirk (loan) 31 (12)
National team‡
2014 Scotland U16 2 (0)
2015–2017 Scotland U17 12 (2)
2017– Scotland U19 13 (6)

Chemical Ali wrote:

6 month loan deal subject to international clearance.

Doh!

The key word in the Argyle statement there was ‘initial’ loan period. It would seem that could lead to something more. Though tbh if he bangs in 12-15 for us he’d be right back up there and pushing for their first team.

YOUNG Glasgow Rangers striker Zak Rudden has joined Plymouth Argyle on an initial sixth-month loan.

Zak, 19, has made the long journey south from Glasgow on a half-season deal, with an option to extend. His move to Home Park follows on from an eye-catching loan spell at Falkirk last season – in which their manager Ray McKinnon described Zak as “phenomenal”.

His goalscoring exploits for the Bairns included scoring on his debut versus Ayr United and netting braces against both Alloa Athletic and Inverness Caledonian Thistle. Zak finished the Scottish Championship season with 12 goals in 31 appearances.

This season, first-team appearances with the Gers have been hard to come by. The Ibrox side boast an impressive strike-force consisting of former England international Jermaine Defoe and Colombian marksman Alfredo Morelos.

Rangers’ embarrassment of riches up top has worked in the Pilgrims’ favour, as Gers manager and England legend Steven Gerrard has entrusted his close personal friend and Argyle manager Ryan Lowe to develop the young goalscoring talent.

Zak has also impressed at various age groups of the Scottish national side, representing them at U16, U17 and U19 level. Playing for the U19s, he’s scored six goals in 14 appearances – including a hattrick against Cyprus in the UEFA Euro U19 Championship Qualifiers.

Rudden first appeared on Lowe’s radar after netting a goal in Rangers’ 6-0 pre-season victory over Ryan’s Bury side in 2018-19 pre-season, and the Pilgrims’ manager has kept close tabs on him since.

Joining an Argyle attack already featuring the likes Dom Telford, Joel Grant, Byron Moore and Ryan Taylor, plus youngsters Klaidi Lolos and Alex Fletcher, Zak will be hoping to add depth and goals to Ryan Lowe’s free-flowing side.


The deal for Zak Rudden is subject to the receipt of international clearance.

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happy with this signing. hope he does the biz here

Great signing. I'd like to see him up front with Lolas - could be a beautiful thing!

Chemical Ali wrote:

A lot have asked for the photographer to be banned for persistent standing

Looks like Ryan's mate Stevie G has come up with a decent loanee for us.

akagreengull wrote:

Looks like Ryan's mate Stevie G has come up with a decent loanee for us.

Just need his mate Jurgen to help us out with a defender maybe

That would be good.

akagreengull wrote:

Vivstanshaw
Who the hell is paying for this! Does Hallett have a money tree as he’s going to need one. It seems we are gambling on promotion. Cue all the thumbs down, mainly by kids I suspect, who wouldn’t know of our previous problems. And the few that don’t care. Bolton and Bury are clear examples of overspending.

In the Erald today, obviously still some Brentophiles around.

Lowe is just working to his budget.

Its a straight swap in a way
Dyson out Rudden in

hardly breaking the bank.

Lowe's scouser network looks like producing the goods.  Highly regarded striker from Rangers is a cut above the job centre rejects of DA and brent.

Welcome Zak!

Even the most eternally grateful must see the whole playing set up has a air of professionalism about it compared to this time last year.

akagreengull wrote:

Even the most eternally grateful must see the whole playing set up has a air of professionalism about it compared to this time last year.

It has. And what’s also very different is that you’ve got Cooper Randell & Lolos that Lowe is giving 1st team squad opportunities to.

Yep and all three of them clearly have ability and potential.