Buffel exits Rangers for Cercle - TalkCeltic

Flashback · 01-07-2008, 10:53 PM

Buffel exits Rangers for Cercle

Belgium midfielder Thomas Buffel has made his much-anticipated exit from Rangers by joining Cercle Brugge.
The 27-year-old had a year of his contract still to run, but he had rarely featured at Ibrox since Walter Smith became manager in January 2007.
"He wants to get himself in to a position where he was going to be playing," Smith told the club website.
"Cercle have told him he'll be getting a game every week whereas he wasn't guaranteeed that here."
Buffel, who joined Rangers from Feyenoord in 2005, made just five appearances last season.
"I think when he has been out for the length of time that he has been he has to get back and show people that he can play on a regular basis," Smith continued.

"The opportunity has come up for him to go back to Belgium, his home country, and we hope he does well. He goes with our best wishes."
Bruges' Belgian rivals, Germinal Beerschot, Norwich City and several German clubs had expressed interest.

zmcfc · 01-07-2008, 11:41 PM

lol..I'd totally forgotten about him.. I thought he didn't play for them any more..

Murphy7 · 01-07-2008, 11:44 PM

Glad he is gone, done us some damage in the past and despite being inconsistent, he is one of the few creative players with pace that the huns have.

**Dempsey** · 01-07-2008, 11:46 PM

Yep, he was a decent player, selling Buffel, buying Miller??

Am I dreaming!! HAHAHA

**Paul67** · 01-07-2008, 11:50 PM

Glad to see him leave. Smith never gave him a chance, and I reckon he was a decent player.

zmcfc · 01-07-2008, 11:52 PM

True there bhoys.. I did rate him
I seriously wonder why Smith didn't utilise him more..

Murphy7 · 01-07-2008, 11:54 PM

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Originally Posted by zmcfczm

True there bhoys.. I did rate him
I seriously wonder why Smith didn't utilise him more..

He isn't a 6'2ft, 14 stone bruiser how goes around elbowing and kicking people

clagan24 · 02-07-2008, 10:25 AM

always thought he was quite a tidy player, glad to see him go. things went worse for him at greyskull as they did for tommy g at parkhead, hero to playing in the reserves

hoopymo · 02-07-2008, 10:29 AM

the reason why wattie didn't play him was if he made 1 more appearance for the huns they would owe feyenoord 500k (as part of the original deal to take him to greyskull)

clagan24 · 02-07-2008, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by hoopymo

the reason why wattie didn't play him was if he made 1 more appearance for the huns they would owe feyenoord 500k (as part of the original deal to take him to greyskull)

didn't know that, well done statto! didn't the same thing happen with michael ball?

hoopymo · 02-07-2008, 10:52 AM

i wouldn't be surprised mate

Edit: indeed it did after further thought, just shows how cheap the huns are

celticdaftdan · 02-07-2008, 05:42 PM

Good glad he gone was about one of the only decent players the huns had.

Feed the bear · 02-07-2008, 06:28 PM

Good call on noting the issue that the Huns would have to pay 500k if he'd made another appearance, but it's worth mentioning that anytime the Huns have any player who shows creativity and digresses from Wattie's rigid 1-9-1 formation, he gets punted!

Can't wait to see how long Miller lasts before he gets punted....purely for being shite of course....he must be cursing his luck Gretna have folded, they were the only mob he'd likely score against!