Shrimper
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If there’s better options that will sign for us and be happy to give their all in a League Two relegation battle then of course I’d prioritise those players over Nile Ranger. But I’d imagine our current league standing and failure to pay people on time, being in and out of court etc, will make attracting such players difficult.
People saying “how far have we fallen if we’re considering offering Ranger another chance?”, well in my opinion pretty bloody far. We’re bottom of League Two and have won 2 games all season. We desperately need a striker to make it stick up top, grab a few goals and bring our midfield (strongest part of the side) into play.
Would I normally consider Ranger? No. But he’s got talent far beyond League Two, feels like he owes Southend a debt (which he does) and would probably play for free. We could take him on a rolling 1 week contract or something similar and get rid if there was the slightest of wrong moves.
Think you're over-estimating how good he is. Only scored more than 2 goals in a league season twice.